The Grenada gazette., 1887-10-08
GULL OF FUN.

fensss nsssntendent And the boy said,
.ast having any"
An Indiana peddler who eloped
i. . farmers wife returned to the
:. ~ inside Of fortnight and asked the
@ ,.,n,er t. throw in . horse 70 make
IA New York dudine accompanied
!, . Jug applied at the ticket Office d
. T.ountry railroad station -"Am / re.
..airsd to purchase dog ticketP" she
!.t.d 'Oh, no. you can travel a. an
Urinary passenger. "-Erchange
"A Chicago hopeful who wa,
,ersed in the mysteries Of ths drama,
ss;nr ss asked to call his papa to tea,
ant within hearing Of the loved, but
'Gincering sire and exclaimed. "What
~, III base craven. come hither to thy
,,ssperian =, hash. /" - Duluth Para.
v"Ma," asked Bobby, ''can't have
NV sled brought up from the cellarp''
.Mercy, Bobby!" said his mother,
..vhat in the world do you want your
dad fore' Il want to sit down on II
n see if won't cool me off a little. "
rsplied Bobby, who suffers from the
Harpsr's Bazaar.
"A Borer ,of Another Sort
rns ltehtning-rod nend IL seldom now seen, H
His form rarely darkenS your door; ~
mt the we'll anger man is abroad In the land,
And equally willing to bore.
-E1change
1t Is seriously proposed to provide
each night policeman in England with
=. large dog. It has been a matter Of
surprise to US that this has not been
done before. It is difficult to compre.
bend how an officer can dog the steps
Of criminal when he has no dog.
The dog supplies a long-telt want
TEXAS Siftings.
"A Pittsburgh paper prints a col
umn to tell how citizen Of that great
town came by black eye. We
haven't read the article. but we know
that the citizen of the discolored optic
asked another citizen if 1t was hot
enough for him, snd a piece of kin.
ding wood he was splitting few up
and hit him in the eye. Boston Tran
script
THAT'S right, little boy" said
kindly old lady to 2 lad who was
trudging cheerfully along with slate
under his arm. II like to see little
boys who are studious; and there's
nickel for you. On your way to
schoolP" Nom" replied the boy,
pocketing the nickel. '.Me fodder
keeps beer saloon. an the old slate's
busted. Tn takin' him new one."
IN y Sun.
-"Young man." said q stern par.
ent, with the accent on the young. do
you intend to stay here all night hold
Ing my daughters hand and looking
her in the eyes like a sick calfp" mo,
sir. What do you intend to do.
then?" ''Well, l had thought that
when you did us the kindness to retire
would put my arm around her waist
and if she did not object too forcibly ]
might risk a kiss. San Francisco
Post
Wisconsin Man-'Talk about dry
spells. l tell you, Wisconsin takes the
cake this year, Omaha Man-"P Pretty
bad, oh?" "You remember the Lemon.
wier river?' Yes used to be deer
enough to float the Great Eastern.
Il didn't know that" ''Why, you
couldn't touch bottom nowhere. Well,
\ short time ago Invent to look for
hat river, and all / could sec was
ot Of fish in moist place switching
heir tails around" "Humph! What
we're they switching their tails for?'
TO keep the flies of. ''-Omaha World.
George. wasn't that queer about
hat woman having man arrested for
putting his arm around her?" she re-
marked during n lapse in the conver-
ation. II don't know" replied
George. Seems to me she might
lave boon little milder." Then there
vas another pause. At length she in
it. George, she said, soft
J. "Well?' Papa says tho police
men on this beat are too worthless for
my thing II Il was to scream ever so
ard I don't believe any Of them would
ear it" George pondered a little,
nd soon the conversation was nothing
ut continuous lapse. - Washington
lritic.
Charles said q sharp-voicod
roman to her husband, as they were
raveling by railroad, 'do you know
hat you and Ionce had romance in
railway carr Don't You remember
hat pair OF slippers presented to You
he Christmas before We were marriedg
on remember how nicely they fitted,
ont youp Well, Charles. ono day
'hen we were going to a picnic. you
I'D your feet up on q seat, and when
on weren't looking, l took your
,easure. But for that pair Of slippers,
don't believe we'd ever been mar
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